Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Introduction to the verb droper
The English translation of the French verb droper is “to drop.” It is pronounced “druh-PEH” in its infinitive form.
The word droper comes from the Old French word “droper” which means “to reduce, to lower.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past.
For example:
- J’ai droppé mon téléphone avant de partir. (I dropped my phone before leaving.)
- Nous avons droppé les enfants à l’école avant d’aller au travail. (We dropped off the children at school before going to work.)
- Elle avait droppé ses clés sur le chemin. (She had dropped her keys on the way.)
In these examples, the action of dropping occurred before the action of leaving, going to work or reaching the destination. The Passé Antérieur tense is commonly used in storytelling or to describe a sequence of events in the past.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of droper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | j’eusse | J’eusse dropé | I had dropped |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dropé | You had dropped |
il | il eût | Il eût dropé | He had dropped |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dropé | She had dropped |
on | on eût | On eût dropé | One had dropped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dropé | We had dropped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dropé | You had dropped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dropé | They had dropped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dropé | They had dropped |
Other Conjugations for Droper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb droper
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the droper Passé Antérieur tense conjugation!
Droper – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb droper. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!